CA, Oakland – Encuentro Cafe and Wine Bar

Just when you thought you had experience it all, encuentro comes out with the "vegan cheese plate." I kid not. You get to choose from Smoked Pecan, Macadamia Nut, and Cashew and Pumpkin Seed (obviously not for the nut allergic!).

This vegetarian restaurant was created by Eric Tucker (executive chef at Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco), Lacey Sher (former owner of Down To Earth Restaurant in Red Bank, New Jersey), and Linda Braz.

The menu (dinner only) denotes which entrees are vegan, and there are many. The food focuses on "simple, flavorful, organic and local, vegetarian cuisine in the style of enotecas and tapas bars including bocadillos, hearty salads, local cheeses, small plates, artisanal chocolates and sweets utilizing seasonal and market driven ingredients." While the wines are organic/sustainable options from small, local and old world vintners.

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